Two men hospitalized after seafood meal

On December 11, Long Dien District Medical Center ( Ba Ria - Vung Tau ) has just reported the results of monitoring two suspected cases of food poisoning after eating at K snail restaurant (Dien Bien Phu street, Phuoc Nguyen, Ba Ria city, Ba Ria - Vung Tau province).

Image of a crab and a sea urchin. Illustration photo

Previously, on the night of December 9, Mr. NQL and Mr. DNC (residing in Long Dien district) had dinner together at K snail restaurant.

The meal included scallops, blood cockles, abalone, grilled sea urchin, beef rolls with enoki mushrooms, and Thai shrimp sauce. It was almost 8pm when we finished.

At 11pm the same day, Mr. L had symptoms of tooth and mouth numbness, dizziness and was taken to Ba Ria Hospital for emergency care.

Upon entering the hospital, Mr. L had a severe seizure and had to be admitted to the Intensive Care and Poison Control Department. To date, Mr. L has overcome the critical stage and is receiving activated charcoal.

Mr. C only had a stomachache and vomited. Both cases were diagnosed with poisoning due to eating sea cucumbers, not sea urchins as ordered on the menu at the restaurant.

In fact, recently many people have mistakenly eaten sea cucumber and sea urchin, leading to poisoning and even endangering their lives.

According to the Department of Food Safety ( Ministry of Health ), sea urchins contain the extremely toxic substance tetrodotoxin (scientific name is Carcinoscorpius rotunicauda) and have a shape very similar to a horse crab.

Source: https://www.baogiaothong.vn/hai-nguoi-dan-ong-nhap-vien-sau-bua-an-hai-san-192241211145931819.htm